Latest Resource Growth News

Black Canyon has kicked off a substantial 15,000m RC drilling campaign at its Wandanya Project, aiming to define and grow its high-grade manganese and iron resource with first assays due in May 2026.

Pursuit Minerals has significantly extended the depth of its lithium brine exploration at the Mito tenement, Rio Grande Sur project, following advanced CSAMT data reprocessing. The company plans a three-hole drilling program to test these high-confidence targets, aiming to expand its resource base beyond the initial 5,000 tpa lithium carbonate production.

Legacy Iron Ore has boosted its Mt Celia gold resource by over half, now holding 390,150 ounces, underpinning its ongoing heap leach pre-feasibility study and signaling potential for further growth.

Dundas Minerals has been granted a key mining lease for its Capricorn Gold Project in Western Australia, enabling the company to exercise its option to acquire an 80% stake and kickstart drilling aimed at extending the resource along a promising mineralised corridor.

European Resources Limited (ASX: ERE) has repriced and relaunched a renounceable rights issue to raise up to $3.4 million, partially underwritten by Mahe Capital for $1.5 million, to fund metallurgical and exploration work at its Korsnäs rare earth project in Finland and Slovakian tenements.

Southern Hemisphere Mining and partner FMR Resources have reported broad gold-copper-molybdenum mineralisation at the Southern Porphyry target in Chile, confirming a large porphyry system. Despite fertile intrusive phases intersected, the mineralised core remains elusive, setting the stage for targeted Phase II drilling.

Rimfire Pacific Mining has boosted its Murga Scandium Deposit resource by 300%, lifting the inferred mineral resource to 56.1 million tonnes at 138ppm scandium. The deposit’s low iron content hints at potential cost savings via atmospheric leaching, with follow-up drilling and metallurgical tests slated for mid-2026.

Koba Resources has launched a 2,500m drilling campaign at its Everest Prospect within the Yarramba Uranium Project, aiming to expand on last year’s high-grade uranium discoveries across a 4km strike. Results are anticipated in May as the company targets thicker, higher-grade zones amid a strong uranium market.

Kairos Minerals has boosted its Mt York Gold Project resource estimate to 2.08 million ounces, marking a 50% increase in contained gold and setting the stage for an aggressive 2026 drilling and feasibility campaign.

GoldArc Resources and BML Ventures report strong high-grade gold intercepts from a 34,000m grade control drilling program at Mt Stirling, accelerating the path to mining with zero capital risk for GoldArc.

Lunnon Metals reveals the Lady Herial gold system plunges over 500 metres and nears the Foster nickel mine underground, opening avenues for integrated gold and nickel exploration in the prolific Kambalda-St Ives camp.

Dreadnought Resources has reported new drilling results from its Stinger critical metals deposit, expanding high-grade niobium, rare earth, and scandium mineralisation. Metallurgical studies suggest commercial potential, with an updated JORC Exploration Target due in May 2026.